Alex Rodriguez started his 20-day rehab assignment earlier this month with the Class A Charleston River Dogs.

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Jonathan Lintner
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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's anticipated final rehab stint will come against the Louisville Bats.

The Bats open a four-game road set at 7:05 p.m. Thursday against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders, the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, and Rodriguez is expected to play in each of them before re-joining the big-league club Monday.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman announced A-Rod's move up the ladder from Double-A Trenton, where he went 2-for-7 in two games, to Scranton on Wednesday. In all, the embattled third baseman will use 20 days of rehab before finally ...